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Thursday, January 31, 2013

Pepper Kuzhambu is a tasty dish and it can be prepared with less ingredients in a less time. We all know pepper has many health benefits. Pepper will increase the body heat so this dish is very good in cold weather. Cooking this gravy in Gingelley (Sesame) oil increase the flavor.

Onion 1 Medium

Garlic 6-7 cloves

Pepper 2 + 1/2 tbsp

Tamarind lemon size

Curry Leaves Handful

Fenugreek Seeds 1/4 tsp

Turmeric powder 1/4 tsp

Sesame Oil 3 tbsp

Mustard Seeds 1/4 tsp

Salt to taste

Soak tamarind in water for 10 minutes and extract the juice. Crush the 2 tbsp whole pepper and keep aside.

Thursday, January 24, 2013

Soya chunks (Meal maker) have protein content equal to meat and contains no fat. So it is good replacement for meat whose want to reduce their cholesterol level. We can make many dishes using Soya chunks.Today i'm going to share a good evening snack using Soya chunks.

I preferred shallow fry rather than deep fry.

Soya chunks 1 cup

Boiled Potato 1 No

Onion 1 No

Chilli Powder 1/2 tbsp

Garam Masala 1/2 tsp

Cumin seeds Powder 1/2 tsp

Turmeric powder 1/4 tsp

Ginger Garlic Paste 1 tsp

Egg white 1 No

Bread crumbs 1/4 cup

Salt to taste

Pressure cook the soya chunks for a whistle . After cool down squeeze the water and blend it in blender.

Tuesday, January 22, 2013

This is another recipe from Rak's Kitchen. Her Blog is one of my inspiration to create a blog. So i'm happy post a recipe from Rak's Kitchen for Tried and Tasted event. Its a easy breakfast/dinner recipe.

Aval / Thick Poha 1 cup

Lemon juice 1 Small

Turmeric powder 1/4 tsp

Channa Dal 1 tsp

Mustard seeds 1 tsp

Red chilli 2-3 Nos

Curry leaves 4 -5 Nos

Salt to taste

Wash and soak Poha in a warm water. The water is enough to immerse the poha , add lemon juice ,turmeric powder and salt to this and mix well . Keep it until all the water get absorbed by Aval.

Thursday, January 17, 2013

I was in a hurry to go my DR appointment today. So i thought to do simple lunch and in my fridge i had a methi leaves too.So methi leaves pulao came into my mind.It is simple one pot meal and doesn't required much ingredients.

Wednesday, January 16, 2013

It is a simple recipe and its one of my favorite kootu. I always love to have kootu because its easy to cook and it doesn't required much ingredients. One more reason I always used to cook kootu in pressure cooker. So simple no ?

Chow Chow 1 No

Onion 1 No

Tomato 1 No

Channa Dal / Tuvar dal 1/4 cup

Green chilli 2 -3 nos

Sambar powder 1 1/2 tbsp

Salt to taste

To Temper
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Fennel seeds 1 tsp

Curry leaves 3 -4 No

Peel the skin from chow chow , remove the seeds and chop in to cube size.

Soak the dal in water for 15 minutes.

In a pressure cooker take all the ingredient except Item under To temper and cook it for 4 -5 hisses.

Once pressure went , heat oil in a pan add fennel seeds and curry leaves.

Tuesday, January 15, 2013

I always thought to make Briyani using Prawn but hesitate to do so. Because i thought the prawn smell will ruin the Briyani taste. This recipe doesn't have any prawn smell and tastes very good. The Prawn absorbs the spice masala and also cooked well. Tried this for first time and come out very well.

Prawns / Shrimp 11/2 lb

Basmati rice 11/2 cup

Onion 1 medium

Tomato 1 Nos

Green chilli 3 - 4 Nos

Chilli Powder 2 1/2 tbsp + 1/4 tsp

Turmeric powder 1 tsp

Ginger Garlic paste 2 tbsp

Lemon Juice 1 tsp

Mint leaves a handful

Salt to taste

To Temper
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Bay leaves 2 -3

Cinnamon 2 Nos

clove 4 Nos

Cardamom 2 Nos

Fennel seeds 1 tsp (Crushed)

Wash and Soak basmati rice in water for 20 minutes.

Clean prawn and marinate it with 1/4 tsp chilli powder,turmeric powder,lemon juice and salt. keep it for 15 - 20 minutes before cooking.

Wednesday, January 9, 2013

Its my MIL's recipe. Its a simple and easy recipe. Cumin is good for digestive system. As the name implies in Tamil (சீர் +அகம் = சீரகம்) it regulates the digestive system when we include it in our diet regularly.

Monday, January 7, 2013

Before marriage i never know we can make kootu and Thogayal other than poriyal using beetroot.
Its my MIL recipe,she used to cook Dal and vegetables separately for kootu. But due to my laziness and to save some time i always use a pressure cooker to make a kootu. Because of that my MIL thinks it doesn't taste like as traditional. But me and husband didn't feel any difference in the taste. So who lazy like me and want to some time you can use pressure cooker to do this recipe.

Beetroot 1 Nos (cubed)

Onion 1 Medium

Tomato 1 No

Green Chilli 4 No

Turmeric powder 1/4 tsp

Sambar powder /Chilli Powder 1 tbsp

Fennel seeds 1 tsp

Curry Leaves 5 -6 Nos

Salt to taste

Take all ingredients except fennel seeds in a pressure cooker. Cook for 4-5 hisses.

Once the steam goes, heat oil in a pan add fennel seeds and curry leaves.

Once splutter, add this tempering into the cooked beetroot and let it boil for 5 minutes.

Garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot with Roti or rice.

Note:
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If you feel beetroot will taste more sweet add more green chillis or chilli powder according to your spice
level.

Wednesday, January 2, 2013

After a long trip i'm so tried, so i want to cook a simple lunch. Suddenly Vegetable Pulav come into my mind. When u don't have time and want to cook comfort food this one is a perfect choice. It is simple lunch box idea too.

Basmati Rice 2 cup

Onion 1 No

Tomato 1 No

Mixed Vegetables of your choice

Green chilli 4 Nos

Ginger Garlic paste 2 tbsp

To temper
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Cinnamon 2 Nos

Clove 2 Nos

Bay leaves 2 Nos

Cardamom 2 Nos

Soak the rice for 20 minutes before cooking.

Heat oil in a pressure cooker,add items under to temper. Once spices are splutter add ginger garlic paste and cook for few minutes.

Add onion and cook till it translucent. Now add mixed vegetables,tomato,green chilli and cook for few more minutes.

Now add 4 cups of water and let it boil. Once boiled add rice and close the pressure cooker.